1. TI Sitara™ AM37x Microprocessors Featuring ARM® Cortex™-A8
Quick Overview
August 2010

2. Embedded processing portfolio
TI Embedded Processors
Microcontrollers (MCUs)
ARM®-Based Processors
Digital Signal Processors (DSPs)
16-bit ultra-
low power
MCUs
32-bit real-time MCUs
32-bit ARM Cortex™-M3
MCUs
ARM
Cortex-A8 & ARM9™ MPUs
DSP
DSP+ARM
Multi-core DSP
Ultra
Low power
DSP
C2000™
Delfino™
Piccolo™
Sitara™
ARM Cortex-A8
& ARM9
C6000™
Stellaris®
ARM Cortex-M3
DaVinci™
video processors
C6000™
C5000™
MSP430™
OMAP™
300MHz to >1Ghz +Accelerator
Cache
RAM, ROM
USB, ENET, PCIe, SATA, SPI
Floating/Fixed Point
Video, Audio, Voice,
Security, Conferencing
$5.00 to $200.00
24,000 MMACS
Cache
RAM, ROM
SRIO, EMAC DMA, PCIe
Telecom test & meas, media gateways, base stations
$40.00 to $200.00
Up to 300 MHz +Accelerator
Up to 320KB RAM Up to 128KB ROM
USB, ADC McBSP, SPI, I2C
Audio, Voice
Medical, Biometrics
$3.00 to $10.00
Up to 25 MHz
Flash 1 KB to 256 KB
Analog I/O, ADC LCD, USB, RF
Measurement, Sensing, General Purpose
$0.25 to $9.00
40MHz to
300 MHz
Flash, RAM
16 KB to 512 KB
PWM, ADC, CAN, SPI, I2C
Motor Control, Digital Power, Lighting, Ren. Energy
$1.50 to $20.00
Up to 100 MHz
Flash 8 KB to 256 KB
USB, ENET MAC+PHY CAN, ADC, PWM, SPI
Connectivity,Security, Motion Control, HMI, Industrial Automation
$1.00 to $8.00
375MHz to >1GHz
Cache, RAM, ROM
USB, CAN, SATA, SPI, PCIe, EMAC
Industrial automation, POS & portable data terminals
$5.00 to $25.00
Software & Dev. Tools
MPUs – Microprocessors 2 2 2 2

3. Performance Line (> 1200 DMIPS)
Sitara Cortex™-A8 and ARM9™ MPU roadmap
AM389x
Cortex-A8
Maximum performance
Advanced connectivity
Production
Sampling
Development
AM37x
Cortex-A8
Up to 1GHz
3D Graphics
LPDDR1
OMAP35x
Cortex-A8
Up to 720MHz
3D Graphics
LPDDR1
Performance Line
AM387x
Cortex-A8
Increased integration
AM386x
Cortex-A8
Peripheral enhancements
Performance Line (> 1200 DMIPS)
AM335x
Cortex-A8
Cost optimization
Increased features
AM35x
Cortex-A8
Up to 600MHz
3D Graphics
10/100 Enet
CAN
DDR2
AM383x
Cortex-A8
Performance increase
AM17x
ARM9
Up to 450MHz
10/100 Enet
PRU
SDRAM
Value Line (≤ 1200 DMIPS)
AM18x
ARM9
Up to 450MHz
10/100 Enet
PRU
SATA
LPDDR1/DDR2
Value Line
1H10
2H10
1H11
2H11
Speeds shown are for commercial temperature. Dates approximate initial samples. Not all peripherals shown. 3 3

4. AM37x microprocessors are ideal for:
Applications such as
Design requirements
High processing power (1GHz+)
Immersive 3D graphics acceleration
Low power consumption
Device scalability
Headroom for future growth
Software compatibility
Package flexibility
End to end HW solutions
Multiple operating system and GUI support
Wi-Fi and Bluetooth support
Low-cost development tools
Portable data terminals
Point of service
Single board computers
Medical
Portable, low-power devices
Navigation
Home/building automation
Smart displays
Gaming

5. Video Processing Front End
AM3715/03 Cortex™-A8 based processors
Cores
Up to 1GHz Cortex-A8 with NEON™ coprocessor
3D graphics accelerator (3715)
Memory
ARM: 32kB I-Cache; 32kB D-Cache; 256kB L2
On Chip: 64kB SRAM
External interfaces: LPDDR1 and NAND
Peripherals
USB HS Host x3
USB 2.0 OTG
MMC/SD card interface x3
Display subsystem with LCD controller and dual 10 bit DAC’s
1.8V I/O’s
Power
Dynamic Voltage and Frequency Scaling (DVFS)
Total Power: 735mW (800MHz)
Standby Power: 0.1mW (600MHz)
Package
CBP: 12x12mm PBGA, 0.4mm pitch, 515-ball, Package on Package (PoP)
CBC: 14x14mm PBGA, 0.5mm pitch, 515-ball, PoP
CUS: 16x16mm PBGA, 0.65mm pitch. 423-ball. Utilizes Via Channel™ array technology with 0.8mm pitch plus design rules
Benefits
2000DMIPS for OS’s like Linux, Win CE, RTOS
Up to 30% reduction in power
20M polygons per second for robust GUIs
Sample Applications
Smart connected devices
Patient monitoring
Single board computers
Low power PC
ARM® Cortex-A8
L3/L4 Interconnect 3D
Graphics
Accelerator
(3715)
AM3715/03
Processors
12-bit Video
Input
Video Processing Front End
Memory Interface
Connectivity
Display Subsystem
10 bit DAC
LCD Con- troller
Video
Enc
USB HS Host x3
USB OTG
I2C x3
WDT x2
LPDDR1
Timers
MCSPI x4
McBSP x5
MMC/SD/SDIO x3
GP x12
UART w/ IrDA
HDQ/ 1-wire
UART x3
Serial Interface

6. It’s all about the software!
Sitara™ AM37x MPUs
Innovative software – NRE and royalty-free
Full software development kit including:
Base port to multiple industry leading Operating Systems
Linux kernel BSP
Windows® Embedded CE 6.0 BSP
Full peripheral driver library
Demos: QT, graphics, benchmarking, touch screen and more
Flashing, pad configuration, and PinMux Utilities
These are just a few of the many features TI provides to start your application development
Key takeaway:
And let’s not forget about the software with the Sitara AM1x MPUs.
For the new devices – these
Contributing a lot of ecosystem contributing to Linux
Active open source community and large ecosystem of developers: 6

7. Cortex™-A8 software summary ARM® Cortex-A8 + graphics
TI Base SW/Components
TI HW/Libraries
3rd party/Customer
Application Level Software
User Interface
Browser/
Media Players
“Applications”
Application Frameworks – Java, Qt, GStreamer, Flash, Android, DShow, Direct Draw
Board Support Package
Linux – Open Source – TI Developed
Android – Open Source – TI Funded
Windows Embedded CE – TI Owned, Developed by Microsoft Gold Partner
Commercial Linux and Android – Many Partners
RTOS – QNX, VxWorks, Nucleus, Integrity etc.
Video,
Imaging,
Speech,
Audio
Codecs
and
Frameworks
on NEON™
OpenGL ES
and OpenVG
Library On
SGX 2D
Graphics
Library On
NEON
OS Kernel
ARM Cortex-A8 with on chip USB, High End CAN controller (HECC) and Ethernet MAC
Accelerators – SGX 530 and Neon
OMAP35x, AM35x, AM37x

8. AM37x development tools Start developing today!
AM3715 evaluation module
Beagleboard-XM
AM/DM37x evaluation module
$1495
$179
$1495
Community board
1GHz Cortex-A8
800MHz C64x/IVA
4-port USB Hub
Ethernet
1GHz Cortex™-A8
POWERVR™ SGX
TPS power module
WL12171 Wi-Fi/BT
Touch screen LCD
Peripheral access
Expansion
Linux SDK w/ UI and demos
Same as AM3715 EVM plus:
800MHz C64x/IVA
Updated Linux SDK including video codecs and demos
Windows® Embedded CE
Supports all 37x iterations
Key Takeaway: Customers can get started immediately with development tools.
Available in June’10 8 8

9. Why Sitara™ ARM® microprocessors
TI’s Sitara family of highly-integrated ARM9™ and ARM Cortex™-A8 microprocessor portfolio offers various combinations of high-performance and low power levels providing the ability to create an array of products using a common hardware and software platform
Reduce system risks and accelerate time to market using standard and comprehensive ARM-based software development tools
TI is the largest ARM core licensee supporting all major high-level operating systems
For more information:
Sitara home page:
ARM home page:
TI Embedded Processor Wiki: processors.wiki.ti.com
Forums: e2e.ti.com
Open Source Software Portal: DesignSomething.org
Training:

10. Backup

11. AM37x processor orderables

12. AM37x and OMAP35x simplified comparison
Feature
AM37x
OMAP35x
ARM Version
Cortex™-A8
R1P3
Cortex-A8
R3P2
ARM Frequency
600MHz (1.1V nom) 800MHz (1.2V overdrive)
1GHz (1.35V overdrive)
550MHz (1.27V)
600MHz (1.35V overdrive)
720MHZ (1.35V overdrive)
L1 Cache
32kB
16kB
SDRC/L3 Frequency
200MHz
166MHz
POWERVR™ SGX Graphics Acceleration (AM3715 only)
Yes
20M poly/sec
192MHz
10M poly/sec
110MHz
Power
Total: 735mW (800 MHz)
Standby: 0.1mW (600 MHz)
Total: 835mW (600 MHz)
Standby: 0.5mW (600 MHz)
MMC1
4 bit
8 bit
UARTS
4 total
3 total
POWERVR SGX 3D engine is licensed from Imagination Tech. Ltd.

13. Application example: Patient monitoring (medical)
Tools and Software
Selection and Solution Guides
Design Considerations
Product Bulletin & White Papers
News Releases & Authored Articles
Similar End-Equipment Solutions
Application Notes
Reference Designs
Support & Community
Block Diagram Click on the colored blocks to view or sample recommended solutions
AM37x
Cortex™-A8
Processor

14. AM37x for medical applications
Benefits
High-performance Cortex™-A8 can support OS and applications without performance degradation
Suitable for portable/mobile equipment provides product scalability
Optional 3D graphics engine further improves application performance with next generation UI possibilities
Complimentary TI solutions for power, connectivity and analog

15. Application example: Portable data terminals
Touch
Screen
Control
NAND Flash
Clock
mDDR RAM
Output to Touch
Screen Display
Camera
GPMC
EMIF
ISS/VPFE
SPI
SDIO
Sitara™
Cortex™-A8
LCD Controller
Power Management
Microphone
3G Modem
SPI
Control
Audio/ Video
Codec
Speakers
McBSP
ARM Cortex-A8
McBSP
Data
3D Graphics
Accelerator*
USB2.0
OTG
HS USB
Transceiver
USB
Protection
SDIO
Shared Memory Control
DMA
I2C
Power
Manager
UART
LED
Boot/ Secure/ROM
USB2.0
Host
Keypad
Battery
Charger

16. AM37x for portable data terminals
Benefits
High performance Cortex™-A8 provides ample performance with drop-in options to provide long-term application growth and customization
POWERVR™ SGX 3D graphics engine delivers eye-catching, immersive graphical user interface options
Low power options suitable for both wired and battery operated terminals
VPFE for parallel camera/2D barcode scanner input
Pre-validated wireless solutions including WiFi and Bluetooth (WL1271)
Low-cost PDT Development platform (

17. AM37x high-end remote control

18. AM37x for high-end remote controls
Benefits
High performance Cortex™-A8 allows for UI and PC functions (Decode/Facebook/Twitter/Browser)
USB2.0 Host / OTG for remote connectivity
WiFi/BT solutions pre-integrated
Popular OS support Windows® Embedded CE/Linux/ Android
3D UI possibilities with touch/multi-touch
Ultra low-power possibilities to maximize time between charges (DVFS)